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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Elliott Heads QLD 4670

Elliott Heads is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 1,160.

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$550/wk
+7.8% YoY
Mar 2018 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Sep 2025
$550
$265
Mar 2018Sep 2025
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
7.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,160
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
24,248
1,357 added 12mo · 149MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$293

Affordability

54%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$53K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$53K household · yr-33% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$69K
Household
$53K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA983
Students121
Government1
  • Elliott Heads State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,913
4,913 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,913
Total incidents4,913· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault67723%
  • Break And Enter51117%
  • Drug Offences1,48650%
  • Fraud29510%

Full data detail

Elliott Heads QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Elliott Heads is a close-knit residential community in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area (postcode 4670). It is home to about 1,160 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Elliott Heads is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,913 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$293
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$550
Population growth · Bundaberg LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)107,297
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Bundaberg LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)893
Houses691
Units202
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bundaberg LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4670ATO
Negatively geared1,934 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,160
Median age54
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,026
Personal income · wk$580
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
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Strong evidence

Elliott Heads has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Elliott Heads FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Elliott Heads in?

    Elliott Heads is in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4670. Council-level context for Bundaberg LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Elliott Heads?

    The median weekly rent in Elliott Heads is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Elliott Heads?

    Rent context available: Elliott Heads has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Elliott Heads a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Elliott Heads show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Elliott Heads?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Elliott Heads data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.